Steady as we go
A pair of Freightliner 'Skodas', 90043 and 90007, make easy work of the 4.33pm Coatbridge FLT - Crewe (4M80) containers as they pass through the splendid Victorian shed that is Preston station.
Running two minutes ahead of schedule, they will gain a further four minutes over the next hour or so, arriving at Crewe Yard six minutes early. Hopefully the driver managed to get an early night.
Unit 90007, still carrying the 'Sir John Betjeman' nameplate and Greater Anglia TOC colours, would be rebranded in the orange Freightliner livery within a month of this shot. Sadly 'Sir John' failed to make the cut.
Looks best full-screen.
Techie stuff: 1/200s @ F5.6 and 20,000asa
8.21pm, 7th October 2021
Steady as we go
A pair of Freightliner 'Skodas', 90043 and 90007, make easy work of the 4.33pm Coatbridge FLT - Crewe (4M80) containers as they pass through the splendid Victorian shed that is Preston station.
Running two minutes ahead of schedule, they will gain a further four minutes over the next hour or so, arriving at Crewe Yard six minutes early. Hopefully the driver managed to get an early night.
Unit 90007, still carrying the 'Sir John Betjeman' nameplate and Greater Anglia TOC colours, would be rebranded in the orange Freightliner livery within a month of this shot. Sadly 'Sir John' failed to make the cut.
Looks best full-screen.
Techie stuff: 1/200s @ F5.6 and 20,000asa
8.21pm, 7th October 2021